Dipping Forks

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Permalink Reply by Jennifer Thamer on October 10, 2010 at 11:09pm

I found a single three-pronged fork at a local cake decorating shop. There are quite a few in the St. Louis area -- you might want to call around. Good luck!

Permalink Reply by Ruth Atkinson Kendrick on October 11, 2010 at 12:23am

Chef Rubber has a good selection.

Permalink Reply by Clay Gordon on October 11, 2010 at 12:41pm

Chef Rubber doesn't sell (at least it's not on their site) individual dipping forks. You can get one three-tined fork in a set of three for $12.00

You can, however, buy individual dipping forks from Kerekes for $2.50 each.

There's an even better deal over at Pfeil and Holing's web site - forks (2-, 3-, or 4-tined) are just $1.75. There is no set of 3, just a set of 10 - for $12.00.

Permalink Reply by Brian Pelletier on October 11, 2010 at 2:18pm

Thanks, Jennifer, Ruth and Clay. All good options that I haven't seen before. Perfect!

Permalink Reply by Brian Donaghy on October 13, 2010 at 12:30pm

Tomric sells individual forks as well.


Thanks

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Permalink Reply by Young Yang on October 11, 2010 at 5:38pm

Hi Brian,

One thing you might need to consider is the size of forks. Ones from Kerekes are bigger than others (what we currently use). I'll order 3 pronged ones from Pfeil and Holing's web site soon and post how it works.
By the way, thank you for the website, Clay!

Permalink Reply by Ruth Atkinson Kendrick on October 11, 2010 at 7:42pm

http://www.shopchefrubber.com/product.php?productid=12092&cat=1...

Chef Rubber shows individual forks on this page. It is $18.

Permalink Reply by Clay Gordon on October 11, 2010 at 7:48pm

Ruth - good catch. I just searched and this did not come up in the results.

However, $18 for one fork is a tad high, don't you think? Any reason you can think of to prefer this one over the one from Pfeil and Holing for $1.75? Not that I have anything against doing business with Paul (Chef Rubber), but the price seems a tad out of whack.

Permalink Reply by Lana on October 15, 2010 at 10:44pm

When I did a course with JP Wybauw last year he mentioned that he is working with www.dr.ca to develop a 'proper' dipping fork. He said the shapes of the existing ones are all wrong... the triangle on the tips of the fork should be inverted so that they are large side towards the handle going to smaller toward the tip. I emailed DR but didn't get a response. I should follow it up - they're usually very good at responding. They must have missed that one.

Permalink Reply by Ruth Atkinson Kendrick on October 16, 2010 at 1:01pm

No reason that I can think of:-) I did buy a cheaper set of about 8 forks that I managed to break-I guess I shouldn't have tried to bend it. I luckily had access to a welder and was able to weld the tines back the way I wanted them, so it all worked out. http://www.tomric.com/ItemDetail.aspx?cmd=local&item=4990
I prefer the wooden handled set http://www.bakedeco.com/detail.asp?id=703&manufacid=0&keywo...
Much pricier, but much studier.

Permalink Reply by Beth Mansfield on October 21, 2010 at 11:37am

Brian,
Thanks for posting this question. I was just lamenting the demise of my beloved three pronger and, likewise, was unable to locate a suitable replacement without purchasing a complete set.

I may note for the group, however, that Pheil and Holing have a $7.50 service charge for orders less than $50.

I personally welcome any improvements to the design of the fork that would make bonbons stay on better with less excess chocolate clinging to the tines, yet allow the piece to magically slide off onto the tray with no visible foot. But unfortunately I think that piece of equipment is called technique.

Permalink Reply by Brian Pelletier on October 21, 2010 at 11:54am

Also, P&H just notified me that they are out of stock on the cheap dipping forks, and expect to have them again in 4-6 weeks. Bah...